In Compromise
by Michael Doyle

The greatest gift that life can give
Is the true love that gives the will to live
In a compromise, we bargain what's possible
Never doubting the more of which we're capable

Those untroubled by the fires of burning love
Are destined to burn below, never finding above
Being without love is the biggest sin of all
It's a misdirected echo of what we cannot recall

Those we love are our own bits of paradise
The reason for reasons and we are best advised
To let our feelings of love be the signet that seals
It is the bargain of bargains that keeps life real

With love, we bring new life into this world
Filled with kicking  feet and fists that are curled
We know beyond knowing that keeping our hearts tender
Is that part of life that we must never surrender

Love is the giving of life as it can be given
It creates the will where there is none for further living
Though we might face odds that are unbeatable
The protection and fight for life makes undefeatable

While others look on lost and feeling despair
Shrugging their shoulders at a world unfair
One believer, one brave soul can change it all
With cheers to Heaven, victory will be recalled

Some truths heal in their recounting and telling
As the pieces fall together in their revealing
Sometimes, we dare to run on wishes and dreams
Maybe it is that right is sometimes as easy as it seems

The price, however high, must always be paid
Despite the consequences, we must not be afraid
The morality tale always has the highest value
If we'd only do as we were meant by God to do

(c) February 27, 2024   Michael Doyle
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